{"product_id":"overtime-vs-new-hire-calculator","title":"Overtime vs. New Hire Calculator","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOvertime vs. New Hire Calculator\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShould you keep paying overtime—or is it time to hire another employee?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs overtime increases, many business owners eventually face the same question: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt what point does hiring another employee make more financial sense?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOvertime vs. New Hire Calculator\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e helps you answer that question using your actual wage, overtime, benefit, payroll burden, hiring cost, and productivity assumptions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnter your numbers and the calculator automatically compares the annual cost of overtime with the fully loaded cost of adding one employee.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnter Your Business Assumptions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCustomize the calculator using:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Base hourly wage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Overtime multiplier\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Payroll and other wage burden\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Annual employee benefits\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Recruiting and onboarding costs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Regular hours per week\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Current overtime hours per week\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Paid weeks per year\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Expected new-hire productivity\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCalculate Your True Overtime Cost\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe calculator automatically determines your \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eloaded overtime hourly cost\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, incorporating both the overtime multiplier and employer wage burden.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt then calculates the annual cost of maintaining your current overtime workload.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCalculate the True Cost of Hiring\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCompare overtime against both:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYear 1 Hire 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